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i just don't think it's likely to happen in an obama administration. >> there is something important in the political direction. the republicans, as you expect from losing the election, are divided between the realists and nonreal lifts, the real lifts believing that the messaging on women and hispanic is -- >> to become a lot more unified for the republicans? >> well, there's an opportunity for the president to divide the party between the realists and the nonrealists and when you look at a real potential for the interests to align, the president is willing to go a lot further than he did on entitlement. there's a real opportunity for tax reform. there's a real potential convergence of interests. for the president, it's to reach out to enough of the republicans in the house and na the senate to try to get a deal done because i think a grand bargain is certainly in the offering here. >> julian epstein and reihan, thank you so much. >> thank you, fredricka. >>> superstorm sandy hits the malls. we're going to find out the effect of this storm on stores and businesses across the country
i just don't think it's likely to happen in an obama administration. >> there is something important in the political direction. the republicans, as you expect from losing the election, are divided between the realists and nonreal lifts, the real lifts believing that the messaging on women and hispanic is -- >> to become a lot more unified for the republicans? >> well, there's an opportunity for the president to divide the party between the realists and the nonrealists and...
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two, did the obama administration try to mislead people as to the nature of the attack? and, three, did the administration deny pleas from our people at the consulate for help? let's start with the first. why didn't -- why didn't -- why wasn't there more security in libya previous -- previous to these attacks? >> well, first of all, assessments from the ground apparently were not getting back to washington, were not getting high enough. that compound was under surveillance by the local services. benghazi itself is a jungle. all sorts of islamic groups. somebody should have raised the red flag early on and either fortified that consulate or simply closed it. somebody made a mistake. i don't know who that was, whether it was the state department or the cia or the combination of the two. but they probably, in the loit of today, they should have pu pulled out a long time ago and run all these operations -- >> just going on to topic number two, did the obama administration try to mislead us as to the nature of the attack? we all heard what susan rice said. republicans say she
two, did the obama administration try to mislead people as to the nature of the attack? and, three, did the administration deny pleas from our people at the consulate for help? let's start with the first. why didn't -- why didn't -- why wasn't there more security in libya previous -- previous to these attacks? >> well, first of all, assessments from the ground apparently were not getting back to washington, were not getting high enough. that compound was under surveillance by the local...
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. >>> the obama administration's health care program is about to go into effect, but not all at once. certain provisions get enacted at certain dates. cnn's christine romans has a look. >> reporter: the battle over health reform is over. the supreme court has ruled and now the president has been reelected. the centerpiece of the legislation, where everyone has to have health insurance or pay a penalty, doesn't go into effect until 2014. but certain key pieces go into effect next year. first, if you're a big earner, your taxes go up. meaning an individual making $250,000 will pay $450 more a year into medicare. a family earning half a million will pay $250 more. on top of that, high income families may also be subject to a new 3.8% medicare tax on investment income. that is high-earning families. next, if you contribute to a flexible spending account, the maximum amount you can set aside is $2500. so if you're in the middle of open enrollment now, please, plan accordingly. finally, a lot is happening to get state insurance up and running. this is where you go to buy a plan, enrollment
. >>> the obama administration's health care program is about to go into effect, but not all at once. certain provisions get enacted at certain dates. cnn's christine romans has a look. >> reporter: the battle over health reform is over. the supreme court has ruled and now the president has been reelected. the centerpiece of the legislation, where everyone has to have health insurance or pay a penalty, doesn't go into effect until 2014. but certain key pieces go into effect next...
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the obama administration has been supportive of israel. you've seen a lot of condemnation of israel by the nonalign movement led by iran. you would expect iran to twist the facts here. it will be a problem for the wider region if there is a war in gaza, obviously. it brings in the uneasy peace between egypt and israel, camp david accords we shepherded in 1979. egyptian prime minister is in gaza today. there's a three-hour truce. israelis have agreed not to strike while the prime minister is there. the israelis have been very careful to say publicly we want to maintain the peace treaty with egypt. i don't think the egyptians or hamas should be under any delusions here, if hamas rockets continue to be fired into israel, israelis have the responsibility to protect their population. >> egypt has reached out to president obama and the united states saying help us stop the violence there. so, ken, the united states is going to get sucked into this, regardless? >> no, i don't think the united states is going to get sucked in. they've provided wea
the obama administration has been supportive of israel. you've seen a lot of condemnation of israel by the nonalign movement led by iran. you would expect iran to twist the facts here. it will be a problem for the wider region if there is a war in gaza, obviously. it brings in the uneasy peace between egypt and israel, camp david accords we shepherded in 1979. egyptian prime minister is in gaza today. there's a three-hour truce. israelis have agreed not to strike while the prime minister is...
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it's another top concern for the obama administration in term two because they also are very active in targeting people. the difference between aqap and aqim, aqim is more of a local organization. they don't really target americans where they live, but they're conducting a really high number of kidnappings, ransoms are way up, and they're making a lot of money to continue to plot what they're plotting. >> all right. suzanne, ellise, jill, thank you to all of you. a powerful team there. appreciatele ladies in the house. good work as always. smart, intelligent conversation. thank you. >> reminder, president obama going to speak to the nation. it is now teetering on the edge of a potential financial crisis. going to bring it to you as soon as it starts in about 30 minutes or so. ct. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out
it's another top concern for the obama administration in term two because they also are very active in targeting people. the difference between aqap and aqim, aqim is more of a local organization. they don't really target americans where they live, but they're conducting a really high number of kidnappings, ransoms are way up, and they're making a lot of money to continue to plot what they're plotting. >> all right. suzanne, ellise, jill, thank you to all of you. a powerful team there....
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administration on just what the heck happened in benghazi and around benghazi. he's scheduled to give a news conference at the bottom of the hour and we are going to have measure on that. our dana bash has been doing the best she can to take in all of the information. listen, this is tricky. so many of these stories are interconnected. there is a lot of reporting. not all confirmed, but u maybe just start with this. how has this matter worked out that general petraeus will indeed show up on capitol hill and testify voluntarily? >> well, it started with the senate intelligence chairwoman, dianne feinstein telling us yesterday that that was her desire. in her words, that's a big stone left unturned if petraeus doesn't come up here and tell members of congress what he knew about what went on in benghazi, so that's where it started. then late yesterday, members of the senate intelligence committee met and decided it was imperative to invite him. dianne feinstein told our ted barrett that petraeus has said he will come talk to the senate intelligence committee. when,
administration on just what the heck happened in benghazi and around benghazi. he's scheduled to give a news conference at the bottom of the hour and we are going to have measure on that. our dana bash has been doing the best she can to take in all of the information. listen, this is tricky. so many of these stories are interconnected. there is a lot of reporting. not all confirmed, but u maybe just start with this. how has this matter worked out that general petraeus will indeed show up on...
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bush's second term, and now a barack obama second term. there always are people who leave the cabinet either because they want to leave or because they're exhausted or because the president and the vice president want them to leave for whatever reasons. hillary clinton has made it abundantly clear four years is the most traveled ever secretary of state is more than enough. she's ready to move on and do some other stuff. who might replace her, you ask, might be john kerry, the chairman of the foreign committee. susan rice, she certainly was on a very, very short list of possible secretaries of state. but in the aftermath of benghazi and the war, that could be a problem because of what she said on those five sunday television shows and republican anger at her as far as the confirmation process might be concerned. so we'll wait and see on that. i think you're right, timothy geithner, the secretary of the treasury, he made it clear he wants to move on. who might replace him. speculation that jack lieu, the white house chief of staff who twice
bush's second term, and now a barack obama second term. there always are people who leave the cabinet either because they want to leave or because they're exhausted or because the president and the vice president want them to leave for whatever reasons. hillary clinton has made it abundantly clear four years is the most traveled ever secretary of state is more than enough. she's ready to move on and do some other stuff. who might replace her, you ask, might be john kerry, the chairman of the...
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the obama administration in my view, suzanne, has made the right judgment that the idea of a military intervention is just not in the cards. it's just -- presents too many difficulties for all concerned, but is there a way for the administration working with turkey, saudi arabia, qatar, and other states, the european union, can we put more pressure on assad? can we get more effective political support to the opposition and help them to unify? is it possible to help turkey, for instance, to establish humanitarian zones? i think there's more that can be done, but i think the administration has been right to be cautious. this is a very different situation than libya a year and a half ago when we went in against muammar gadhafi? >> china is really the emerging power, and today it's a historic week for china. it is once again it's making a change here. it only happens once in every ten years. this transition to power of a new leader. china, the second world's biggest economy, closing fast in on the united states, and you've got this big fight over twrad i will balance between the united st
the obama administration in my view, suzanne, has made the right judgment that the idea of a military intervention is just not in the cards. it's just -- presents too many difficulties for all concerned, but is there a way for the administration working with turkey, saudi arabia, qatar, and other states, the european union, can we put more pressure on assad? can we get more effective political support to the opposition and help them to unify? is it possible to help turkey, for instance, to...
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administration. >> general petraeus' testimony today was that from the start he had told us that this was a terrorist attack, terrorist-involved from the start. i told him my questions, i had a different recollection of that, the overwhelming amount of evidence is that it was it arose out of a spontaneous demonstration and was not a terrorist attack. >> so it was u.n. ambassador susan rice who initially said the attack was a spontaneous reaction to the anti-muslim film posted online. she was defended. today, by senator dianne feinstein. >> what susan rice, ambassador rice did, was use talking points, put out originally by the cia, signed off by the intelligence community, and those talking points, as i understand it, were requested by the house committee, and all the intelligence community signed off on it. the key is that they were unclfrunclfr unclassified talking points at a very early stage. >> general mark kemet is in washington. thank you for joining us. the decision here seems to be between classified and unclassified information, talking points. what kind of information can be
administration. >> general petraeus' testimony today was that from the start he had told us that this was a terrorist attack, terrorist-involved from the start. i told him my questions, i had a different recollection of that, the overwhelming amount of evidence is that it was it arose out of a spontaneous demonstration and was not a terrorist attack. >> so it was u.n. ambassador susan rice who initially said the attack was a spontaneous reaction to the anti-muslim film posted...
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. >> how does the obama administration that's now relying heavily on drones to take out al qaeda leadership, particularly in pakistan and yemen, how do they deal with this threat? >> i don't think there's going to be an education that the drone program will slow down. it's going to be an effective tool despite how you feel about it, and targeting that top tier of leadership among aqap and yemen is going to be really important. now the critical question is going to be the bombmaker. you'll remember, suzanne, back in may this very highly skilled bomb maker who works for aqap developed a bm that was almost undetectable, and it's being used to bring down a u.s. airliner. here's the dangerous part of this. how many other people has that bombmaker trained? that's what they're trying to find out right now, and that's going to prop determine a lot of how the u.s. proceeds in the future against this group. aqim is another affiliate. they're located in north africa. it's another top concn t obministonmtw because they also are very active in targeting people. the difference between aqap and aqim, aqim
. >> how does the obama administration that's now relying heavily on drones to take out al qaeda leadership, particularly in pakistan and yemen, how do they deal with this threat? >> i don't think there's going to be an education that the drone program will slow down. it's going to be an effective tool despite how you feel about it, and targeting that top tier of leadership among aqap and yemen is going to be really important. now the critical question is going to be the bombmaker....
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jessica, is the obama administration saying anything about the graham and schumer plan as it starts to formulate here? >> hey, ted. they haven't commented on the plan so far this week, but graham and schumer are re-engaging on a proposal that those two senators first outlined in march of 2010, and the white house supported that r proposal then. that proposal has four specific components, not just tightening the bord, but the key component is a biometrics social security card so only those here legally can be hired. that is sort of can considered the key linchpin that could get a lot of republicans on board. also a path to legalization, a process for admitting temporary workers. it sort of is considered a framework for a comprehensive plan that the white house said they very much would like to get done for the president in the second term. >> what about the timing? why now? why is this being brought up after the election? there is exit polling that showed that majority of americans want something done on this. what is pushing this right now? >> well, a couple of things, first of all, th
jessica, is the obama administration saying anything about the graham and schumer plan as it starts to formulate here? >> hey, ted. they haven't commented on the plan so far this week, but graham and schumer are re-engaging on a proposal that those two senators first outlined in march of 2010, and the white house supported that r proposal then. that proposal has four specific components, not just tightening the bord, but the key component is a biometrics social security card so only those...
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mission in benghazi has dogged the obama administration. hear what president obama says about the controversy and why he's saying go after me, quote/unquote, when asked about u.n. ambassador susan rice. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. bp has paid overthe people of bp twenty-threeitment to the gulf. billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. [ male announcer ] you build a reputation by not breaking down. consider the silverado 1500 -- still the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. and now we've also
mission in benghazi has dogged the obama administration. hear what president obama says about the controversy and why he's saying go after me, quote/unquote, when asked about u.n. ambassador susan rice. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. bp has paid overthe people of bp twenty-threeitment to the gulf....
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administration looking to leave for the second term. secretary of state lilg healthing hillary rodham clinton and leon panetta both expected to depart. likewise, the president might have to find replacement for treasury secretary timothy geithner and attorney general eric holder if they decide that they, too, would like to leave. toipt bring in our white house correspondent briana keiller to talk about just more on the president's plate here. how does this add to what he needs to get done starting in the next year? >> it really adds to it. i mean, you've got this issue, obviously, that comes after any re-election. the turnover of the cabinet, suzanne, but just think of the big plate that this is being added to. first offer, the fiscal cliff. that is obviously the biggest issue that president obama has to deal with. you're looking at tax cuts that expire at the very end of december, and then those spending cuts that are set to kick in on january 2nd. as he works, obviously, figuring out the new faces on his cabinet. he has his anything r
administration looking to leave for the second term. secretary of state lilg healthing hillary rodham clinton and leon panetta both expected to depart. likewise, the president might have to find replacement for treasury secretary timothy geithner and attorney general eric holder if they decide that they, too, would like to leave. toipt bring in our white house correspondent briana keiller to talk about just more on the president's plate here. how does this add to what he needs to get done...
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military and the obama administration is expected to address it. white house press secretary jay carney scheduled to begin the briefing at the white house in moments. as soon as it starts we'll bring it to you live. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem, that doesn't require routine blood monitoring. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce the risk of an afib-related stroke. there is limited data on how these drugs compare when warfarin is well managed. no routine blood mo
military and the obama administration is expected to address it. white house press secretary jay carney scheduled to begin the briefing at the white house in moments. as soon as it starts we'll bring it to you live. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think...
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republicans, they stepped up their criticism of the obama administration after the president's strong defense yesterday of u.n. ambassador suzanne rice. rice originally said the attack resulted from protests over an anti-islamic video. while some democrats defended rice today, one congressman called the president a liar. >> what is clear is that this administration, including the president himself, has intentionally misinformed, lied to the american people in the aftermath of this tragedy. >> information that rice received, she cede from the administration, and that information is what she knew at that time. whether or not she knew other information and whether or not she told the truth, that is not an issue here. >> the fact is without iffing gu intoou all the details, documents received so that in 24 hours of the attack people m intelligence community believe that this was a terrorist attack, there was a planned attack, and so when they knew that the day after, which would have been september 12th, why on september 14th was general petraeus saying it was not a terrorist attack. why
republicans, they stepped up their criticism of the obama administration after the president's strong defense yesterday of u.n. ambassador suzanne rice. rice originally said the attack resulted from protests over an anti-islamic video. while some democrats defended rice today, one congressman called the president a liar. >> what is clear is that this administration, including the president himself, has intentionally misinformed, lied to the american people in the aftermath of this...
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what does the obama administration need to do in order to coral all these different players who are completely different than the kinds of players who you dealt with just a couple of years ago? >> you have accurately described one of the major changes in the region that have occurred since the last outbreak of violence, and not only are the israelis and hamas trying to balance competing tensions, but so also are others and most especially the egyptians. now, the government there, of course, was elected. it's a muslim brotherhood group which is directly alied with hamas. at the same time egypt is in a very uncertain situation. this economy has badly set back as a consequence of the events of the past year and a half. they are trying to build their way back, and they want to have continued assistance. they want to have continued good relations. add to the fact that from israel's standpoint, they very much want their agreement with egypt and with jordan to remain in force, so a lot of -- a lot of tensions are competing and conflicting in the region for everyone. i hope very much and i am certain
what does the obama administration need to do in order to coral all these different players who are completely different than the kinds of players who you dealt with just a couple of years ago? >> you have accurately described one of the major changes in the region that have occurred since the last outbreak of violence, and not only are the israelis and hamas trying to balance competing tensions, but so also are others and most especially the egyptians. now, the government there, of...
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administration for the african-american community and how they're doing economically? and also, you see this president over the last couple of weeks who is more emotional and we've seen him cry the last couple of times, the last couple of weeks. is he iffing to feel that he can be a little bit more of himself, more open and really own this administration, own his policy, and be a more comfortable president in the next four years? >> he got re-elected rather decisively, 332 electoral college votes. you only need 270 to be elected. he goes in right now with a lot of confidence, but, you know what, all that confidence in the world can't help if the country is about to go over the fiscal cliff. >> yeah. you know, i mean, it really is something when you think about it going in the second term that he is going to be dealing with something like this. there are some advisor who's say, yeah, call the bluff, go over the cliff. it's not going to be as bad as you think because you've got more leverage than you can imagine, but there are others who believe, look, you know what, thi
administration for the african-american community and how they're doing economically? and also, you see this president over the last couple of weeks who is more emotional and we've seen him cry the last couple of times, the last couple of weeks. is he iffing to feel that he can be a little bit more of himself, more open and really own this administration, own his policy, and be a more comfortable president in the next four years? >> he got re-elected rather decisively, 332 electoral...
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at arlington national cemetery president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. he told his gathered his administration will be village le vigilant in making sure veterans get the health care they need. >>> members of congress are expressing concerns that matters of national security may have been compromised. they question the length of the fbi probe into the general's personal affairs and why they weren't informed. that investigation began with a complaint that petraeus' mistress was sending harassing e-mails to another woman close to the general. >>> two newly reported deaths in new york have raised the death toll from sandy to 113. full-blown protests have erupted on long island with hundreds of angry residents picketing the utility provider. congressman peter king, who represents part of long island, was on cnn's "state of the union." >> life the long island public authority have failed miserably, they are not doing the job and not communicating with people. i am hoping we can set up -- we are two weeks in the storm and still over 100,000 people without powe
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you said how president obama was treated. someone here on twitter said that president obama got minority votes because they saw how the first african-american president was treated. because they saw how he was treated, we didn't expect a direct return on our vote. >> i think that is a sentiment that a lot of minorities feel, even latinos felt a lot of disrespect, felt a lot of offense with the way that a lot of the conservative movement was talking about this president. now, there's a lot of grumbling and we know this in the african-american community as well as the latino community that this president was not doing what he needed to do in the first term. i think the white house understands that. i think the white house understands that there was a lot of disappointment. but i also think that what the republican party did in talking down to these groups and talking about how these groups would never turn out again the way that they did in 2008 -- >> it energized them. >> exactly. it absolutely energized them, especially the y
you said how president obama was treated. someone here on twitter said that president obama got minority votes because they saw how the first african-american president was treated. because they saw how he was treated, we didn't expect a direct return on our vote. >> i think that is a sentiment that a lot of minorities feel, even latinos felt a lot of disrespect, felt a lot of offense with the way that a lot of the conservative movement was talking about this president. now, there's a lot...
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what does threaten your job, however, is another four years of the same presidential administration. guess what, now he says he never said he was firing anybody if obama got elected and that the media twisted what he meant. carol? >> so strange. >> blame it on the media. aren't we easy targets? >> yeah, but we can take it. we're big girls. alison kosik, thank you. >>> another follow-up to a story we first brought you yesterday kind of about the same -- it is about the same thing. new york franchise owner of several applebee's restaurants who says he may have to issue a hiring freeze to afford the costs associated with obamacare. mike archer says, quote, recent public comments by one of applebee's franchise owners about the possible implications of the obamacare on jobs with his individual company were not the views or opinions of either applebee's or other franchisees. although we respect his right to speak freely as an american. don't really know how obamacare will affect things. just have to wait and see. >> one general resigns. another general is the focus of questionable e-mails.
what does threaten your job, however, is another four years of the same presidential administration. guess what, now he says he never said he was firing anybody if obama got elected and that the media twisted what he meant. carol? >> so strange. >> blame it on the media. aren't we easy targets? >> yeah, but we can take it. we're big girls. alison kosik, thank you. >>> another follow-up to a story we first brought you yesterday kind of about the same -- it is about the...